The Institute for Human Services

Request for Presenters

2013 Volunteer Conference

Institute for Human Services, Inc.

Last year, the IHS Volunteer Conference attracted over 90 nonprofit professionals throughout the region and New York State from a variety of nonprofit sectors such as human services, health care, environmental, children & families, youth, etc. Participants typically represented people who work with, administer, coordinate or manage volunteers.

  

We are seeking presenters on a broad range of topics related to nonprofit issues and trends that will benefit all levels of professionals in the nonprofit work place. Participants will be interested in workshops that offer concrete ideas, methods, and resources that they can incorporate into their own programs and services.

Conference Location:  Corning Radisson

Conference Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Submission Process: 

Please e-mail your proposal to Tess McKinley at mckinleyt@ihsnet.org. Call 607-776-9467, extension 217 with questions.  Deadline for Submission: May 10, 2013

View the RFP Application Here.

Review Process:  

Upon receipt of an application package, the conference planning committee will review it for completeness and topic relevance. Acceptance notices will be e-mailed in June.

Workshop Format:  

Each workshop session is 90 minutes long, including time for questions. You may present your session in lecture, discussion, or panel format. Interactive sessions are encouraged.

Workshop Categories: 

Below is a list of topic areas that we would like to cover. The list is not all-inclusive; if you have a presentation that does not address one of these topics but that is generally relevant to the nonprofit sector, it will be considered by the planning committee.  These topics are suggestions from past educational opportunities relating to volunteerism.

How to Rotate Volunteers Without Upsetting Them	Human Resources Topics Regarding Volunteers
How to Find Reliable Volunteers	Maintaining Confidentiality
Communicating to Potential Volunteers	Recruitment
Risk Management	Retention
Skilled Volunteers	How to Engage Sporadic Volunteers
Board Recruitment and Development	How to Deal with Difficult Volunteers

Other Topics: 

If you would like to submit a presentation that is longer than 90 minutes, the planning committee will take that under consideration to be a possible keynote presentation for our conference. Please inform us of your time difference in your narrative or when you submit your RFP.